Edin Dzeko wasted no time in winding up Manchester United fans following his arrival from Wolfsburg in January, claiming it was City's supporters that hailed from the city.

Now the Bosnian forward intends to have a bit more fun at the Red Devils expense by getting rid of the clock that hangs from the Stretford End pointing out it is 35 years since the Blues last won a trophy.

There have been suggestions from Stretford End Flags, who are responsible for the banner, that it will remain because City will have bought the FA Cup rather than won it.

Trophy hunt: After sealing their place in the Champions League, Edin Dzeko (left) is determined to get his hands on some silverware

Certainly one of the alternatives, that the number would be moved on to 43, the number of years since City last won the league, appears only to be storing up more misery for the future.

'I have heard about the banner,' he said. 'We want to change history and win something after a long time. I hope we will.'

With Carlos Tevez desperately trying to prove his fitness after a recent hamstring injury and Mario Balotelli getting the nod for the semi-final win over United last month, Dzeko might do no better than a place on the bench for Saturday's Wembley encounter with Stoke.

The 25-year-old didn't do much for his chances of a start with a poor performance against Tottenham on Tuesday.

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He has still only scored one Premier League goal since his £27million transfer window move from the Bundesliga, and acknowledges he has not performed to the standards he had hoped so far.

'I know I can play much better. But it is only the first few months. I want to be ready for pre-season and next year I think everything will be okay,' he said.

Dzeko can only hope Mancini's team selection favours him, although that would probably mean upsetting Balotelli, which might trigger another of those famous temper tantrums.

Not that Dzeko has anything unkind to say about the fiery Italian.

'Mario is a good guy,' said the Bosnian. 'He is a positive guy and is fun to play with. Sometimes it is maybe too much but normally he is okay.'